I have thrips and don’t know what to do

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Hi I just chopped my blue berry and I checked and checked. All of a sudden when going to do a little wet trim before hanging I seen a nice bud and wanted to look at it. Grabbed my scope and low and behold I seen this stupid pest starring at me with it two black eyes wtf. I dont know no what to do never had them before so I toss it continue to dry it. Anyone now the solution please advise

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You could wash the buds if your still wet/fresh.

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With just plain water or can I do a light spray with water hose without damaging product

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Fyi the pest turned out to be a thrip from what I was able to confirm from my research

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@Plucer03 follow the recipe @Graysin gave you on your other thread in one tub then a plain water in another. Then let them drip dry somewhere. Itl help remove all sorts of nastiness.

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I sprayed with alcohol and water hopefully after a few more times they will be gone I believe to have found Rollie police a. Any idea if they are good or bad. How to get rid of them. I appreciate you all for your info thank you

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Took an all-day seminar on greenhouse management at the local botanical gardens. The best take-away was their solution for soft-bodied vermin like thrips and aphids: a solution of Dawn and rubbing alcohol. In a quart-sized sprayer, add a drop or two of Dawn which acts as a surfactant. A capful of isopropanol is what does 'em in.

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Thanks so much! Friends got some little caterpillars and it’s so close to harvest!!

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Seems the black and yellow they describe may be adult aphids, but describe as more of a caterpillar…any ideas w/o seeing?

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That’s the beauty of Dawn/isopropanol: no dangerous chemicals to stick around come harvest time.

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So I would be ok doing dawn and alcohol for next treatment

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Im a little late to the party on this one, does the wash affect the trichomes? Has there been tests before and after to determine if you lose thc?

I have thrips about 1 week away from flushing

What to do?

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I thoroughly washed and hung my plants and I feel that once the plant is drying there’s no reason for the bugs to remain on dead plant matter. They go searching for a viable host imo. I believe that mites and thrips are a threat to living plants certainly and probably affect the flavor profile when burning lol. But I grew up in the 80’s and god only knows what I’ve consumed lol. Good luck.

Oh and I’m not certain that the wash degrades the quality of your flowers. Mine were highly potent afterwards each time I’ve washed.

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Welcome to the forum! The bud wash won’t affect the trichomes. I like to look at it this way. Touch a bud without gloves while trimming and go rinse your hand off with plain water. It’s still going to be sticky as all get up. Same concept with the wash. Gets rid of the bad stuff but keeps the good.

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